Index analysis


The following analysis is based on Venues questions in the LG21 staff survey, using only complete responses
(10,089). The original survey response data have been transformed, so every staff response is assgined an
Index score between 1 (most negative responses) and 5 (most positive responses). Only selected questions
contributed to the Index for each topic (see table of contents for index questions). The boxplots below show
Index scores for Venues questions for each Respondent (Fig A - boxplots are standardized graphs displaying
data distributions based on a five number summary [minimum, first quartile (Q1), median, third quartile (Q3),
and maximum]. Overall, Venues questions scored similarly to most other topics (i.e. Training scores are not significantly
different to other topics, Fig A). Within the Venues scores, EOs gave slightly more negative feedback
than other Roles, contributing to their lower Index.


Fig A). LG21 Survey Responses, aggregated across all Topics (left), and by Role for Venues (right)


Then we can break the Venues Index scores down by staff demographics, and the geographical remoteness of the Venue where individual staff worked (Fig B). Venues Index scores did not differ by demographics (except for gender…), indicating the background of LG21 Election Staff did not substantailly affect their survey responses (how to phrase?). Similary, the Venues Index scores where similar for staff working in the major cities or regional towns, but slightly
higher for remote NSW.


Fig B). Venues Survey Responses by Demographics and Remoteness (note, categories are not necessarily mutually exclusive)


Index Maps


Fig C). Venues Survey Responses by RO Region


The map below shows the Index of survey reponses for Venues questions in the LG21 Staff Survey. The index
values are the same as the boxplots, but are the average of all the staff responses within each RO Region
(the blue boundaries on the map). The blank Regions are those that did not participate in LG21 (Western,
Central Coast, Penrith and Wingecarribee LGAs).